Greek Theater

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Greek Theater

• The Origins of Drama
• The Cult of Dionysus
• The Golden Age of Greek Theater
• Thespis
• Athenian Drama Competitions

Key Terms Dionysus
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Greek Theater (contd)

• How Plays were Performed
• Tragedy
• Definition
• Three Unities
• Famous Playwrights
• Comedy
• Old Comedy
• New Comedy

Key Terms catharsis pathos Sophocles
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Oedipus the King
Key Terms Oedipus

• Questions for Discussion
• Summarize the play.
• What false assumptions does Oedipus make in the
  Teiresias scene (ll. 316-379)? What does this
  tell you about his character?
• What is Jocastas advice to Oedipus (ll. 707-725
  979-984)? Is she right?
• What is the misunderstanding between Oedipus and
  Jocasta in ll. 1054-1073? What does this tell you
  about their characters?
• What are the major questions raised in this play?
• What is the tragedy in this play?

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Antigone
Key Terms Antigone Creon

• Questions for Discussion
• Summarize the play.
• What is Ismenes advice to Antigone (ll. 55-78
  90-92)? Is this good advice, in your opinion?
• What is Antigones position (ll. 79-89 494-514)?
• What is Creons position (ll. 193-210 692-734)?
• What is Haemons position (ll. 737-779)?
• Who is right, Antigone or Creon? Why?

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The Early Greek Philosophers

• Thales (c. 624-546)
• Pythagoras (c. 582-497)
• Xenophanes (c. 570-475)
• Heraclitus (c. 535-475)
• Leucippus (c. 534-440)

Key Terms Thales
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The Athenian Philosophers

• The Sophists
• physis (nature) vs. nomos (custom)
• Socrates (c. 468-399)
• Life
• Elenctic Method
• Moral Viewpoint
• Trial

Key Terms Sophists Socrates
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The Athenian Philosophers
Key Terms Plato rationalism empiricism

• Plato (c. 428-347)
• Life
• Works
• Dialogues
• Theory of Knowledge
• rationalism vs. empiricism
• Theory of Forms
• On the Immortality of the Soul
• Platonic dualism
• Political Theory

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Alexander the Great (336-323)

• As a Boy
• The Macedonian Army
• Alexanders Greek Conquests (335)

Key Terms Alexander the Great
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Alexander the Great (contd)

• Alexander Against Persia (334-330)
• Alexander in Parthia and Bactria (330-327)
• Alexander in India (327-325)
• The Road Home (325-323)
• Alexanders Death (323)

Key Terms Darius III Battle of Gaugamela
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